"Are you implying that the reason the hospitals are overwhelmed is that they are admitting people that could just "ride it out at home"?" No. As of this writi

"Are you implying that the reason the hospitals are overwhelmed is that they are admitting people that could just "ride it out at home"?" No. As of this writing, on March 22, no hospitals in California are, as yet, overwhelmed. I am saying that we are taking steps to avoid hospitals being overwhelmed, with the assumption that anyone with flu-like symptoms will be utilizing professional medical care. If, instead, we assumed that only critical cases (as you say, those needing, for instance, ventilation) need to avail themselves of medical care, then the potential for overwhelm drops significantly. "This is not about people's attitudes towards healthcare ..." I think it is. We set a symptomatic bar, above which we seek professional care and consume medical resources. In 2020 America, I think that bar is too low.